Video Games Facts

In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator.

In 2011, Mortal Kombat was banned in Australia.

In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, a dramatic increase from just nine percent in 1999.

Playing video games like Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed can boost your ability to learn motor skills.

Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.

Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.

In the wake of Goat Simulator's popularity, 'Rock Simulator 2014' was developed and released. Gameplay simulates life as a rock.

Warren Robinett made Atari millions with Adventure. His salary was $22,000 a year. No royalties. No credit. Atari refused to put developers' names on games. So he hid a secret room containing the words "Created by Warren Robinett" and left before anyone noticed. A teenager found it. Atari kept it in. They called it an "Easter egg." The term stuck.